Brewster’s World Cup final abuse claim under investigation

Gibbs-White is said to have been called a ‘monkey’ by a Spanish player in the finalSteven Paston/PA

Fifa is investigating Rhian Brewster’s claim that his England team-mate Morgan Gibbs-White was racially abused by a Spanish opponent during the Under-17 World Cup final.

The 17-year-old Liverpool youth player last week told The Guardian he has either personally experienced racial abuse or witnessed it on a football pitch seven times, including five occasions in the last seven months.

Two of those alleged incidents - all against overseas opposition - took place on England duty, with the most recent being the abuse directed at Gibbs-White in October’s 5-2 victory over Spain in Calcutta.

Gibbs-White equalised for England in the game as they fought back from 2-0 downAnupam Nath/AP

A Fifa spokesperson said the world governing body has recently received a complaint from the FA and “is now analysing and gathering evidence”, the Press Association reported.